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Old Crow Community Centre , Kobayashi + Zedda Architects Ltd.  | International Design Awards Winners
Old Crow Community Centre , Kobayashi + Zedda Architects Ltd.  | International Design Awards Winners
Old Crow Community Centre , Kobayashi + Zedda Architects Ltd.  | International Design Awards Winners
Old Crow Community Centre , Kobayashi + Zedda Architects Ltd.  | International Design Awards Winners
Old Crow Community Centre , Kobayashi + Zedda Architects Ltd.  | International Design Awards Winners
Old Crow Community Centre , Kobayashi + Zedda Architects Ltd.  | International Design Awards Winners
Old Crow Community Centre , Kobayashi + Zedda Architects Ltd.  | International Design Awards Winners
Old Crow Community Centre , Kobayashi + Zedda Architects Ltd.  | International Design Awards Winners
Old Crow Community Centre , Kobayashi + Zedda Architects Ltd.  | International Design Awards Winners

Old Crow Community Centre

CompanyKobayashi + Zedda Architects Ltd.
Lead DesignersAntonio Zedda
Design TeamDavid Tolkamp, Sheelah Tolton
Project LocationOld Crow, Yukon Territory, Canada
ClientVuntut Gwitchin Government
CreditsPhotos by Andrew Latreille Photography
Prize(s)Bronze in Public Space Architecture Designs / Community center
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Entry Description

Old Crow Community Centre

Project Summary

The Vuntut Gwitch’in Community Centre located in Old Crow, Yukon celebrates the traditional lifestyle of the Vuntut Gwitch’in people and their generational link to land and water. The facility replaces an existing community hall that has outlived its useful life. The community centre is perched along the Porcupine River, its curving form a response to the meandering Porcupine River.

Project Details

The curving building form captures the spirit of a Snowshoe or “Aih”, used by the Vuntut Gwitch’in when on the land during winter months. The building